General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Prachatice
Cadastre: Nová Pec
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3214, 32141,32142
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 2078

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Czech part of the highest area of the Šumava Mountains, situated along border between Czechia, Bavaria and Austria. Frost weathering modified landscape geomorphology. Two-mica granite prevails among rocks in this area. The locality is classified as Nature Monument and is situated in the National Park Šumava.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geology, quaternary geology, zoology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, rock bag, rock pillar
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: granite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in National park
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): NP (National park) - Šumava
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Pertoldová, J. et al. (2006c): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25000 32-142 Nová Pec a 32-141 Nové Údolí. 79 s. MS Česká geologická služba.; Pertoldová J. a kol. (2007): Exkurze č. 1 "Jihovýchodní Šumava" in Breiter K. (ed.) Sborník abstrakt a exkurzní průvodce 3. sjezdu ČGspol, Volary 19. - 22.9.2007, ČGSpol, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Seifert Antonín, 13.09.10
Updated by: Seifert Antonín 15.09.10, Stanzelová Zuzana 26.01.11, Kukal Zdeněk 27.02.18, Vajskebrová Markéta 12.08.21

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2078 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2078.

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